TEDxAmsterdam

The humanness of Esperanto

Esperanto is the most prominent artificial spoken by human beings. But does it feel artificial to speak Esperanto? And what do common languages mean for the use of our native tongue?

By Jasper Bergink on May 17, 2012

TEDxChange in Amsterdam: The BIG Picture

After watching the TEDxChange 2012 broadcast a selection of projects were given the opportunity to put forward a question to the participating audience members during the diner held afterwards.

By Indre Lauciute on April 30, 2012

How to present your TED talk

The TED Worldwide Talent Search gives you and your idea the oppurtinity to be part of TED 2013. Joni Bais gives some practical tips on how to present your idea.

By Tim Jansen on April 28, 2012

Let’s help street kids reach their full potential!

Ideas Worth Doing reports – For the past six years the Ubuntu Streetkids Foundation has enabled hundreds of street children from developing countries to participate in theatre plays. By doing so, these children rediscovered their talents and dr

By Martijn Winkler on April 16, 2012

Comedy in communication: A TED conversation

What do speakers from TEDxAmsterdam, TEDGlobal, TEDWomen and TEDxRainier have in common? They all use comedy not just to make us laugh, but to make us (re)think, turning ideas worth spreading into ideas worth doing.

By Allison Cohen on April 13, 2012

Ever imagined to speak at TED? It is possible!

Yes, it is true: you could win the contest and share your idea with a worldwide public from the stage of TED 2013. Starting today, you can register to take part in the auditions in Amsterdam.

By Jasper Bergink on April 12, 2012

Not so sacred attitude

We're misbehaving more than monkeys. Luckily, according to Alan McSmith, the idea of a ‘sacred attitude towards nature’ is the one thing that will help us survive. What do a cheetah, a boy, an Omaha slaughterhouse, and a genetically mapped chimp

By Kelly van der Kwast on April 10, 2012

TEDxLuxembourgCity’s success stories on “failure?”

With TEDx spreading the globe, last week it was the turn of TEDxLuxembourgCity. The event was dedicated to "failure?" - with a question mark, because isn't it our failures that help us succeed?

By Jasper Bergink on April 6, 2012

TEDxChange in Amsterdam

What idea could be more ‘worth doing’ than helping to grow health, development, and education? Join the global conversation. On Thursday, April 5th the TEDxChange in Amsterdam is taking place. The event will present six speakers bringing six pro

By Indre Lauciute on April 5, 2012